Event Essentials
- Date:
- May 11, 2013
- Time:
- 1:00 PM
- Location:
- Lower Level, Little Theater
Museum Map - Tickets:
- This Inventive Genius Lecture is FREE for Household Premium and Donor Society members, and available to other members at discounted member rates.
- Cost:
- $8 member adult
$4 member child
$10 member guests
FREE for Household Premium and Donor Society members
Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse and the Race to Electrify the World
Author Jill Jonnes will treat members to a presentation on her book Empires of Light. Hear about the final decades of the 19th century, when three visionary titans of America's Gilded Age—Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westinghouse—battled bitterly, each vying to create a vast electrical empire. Jonnes will talk about this extraordinary trio and their universe of cutting-edge invention and intrigue. You’ll discover how the fateful collision of Edison, Tesla and Westinghouse left the world utterly transformed.
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased at the Museum on the day of the event. Space is limited.
Member adult: $8
Member child: $4
Member guest: $10
FREE for Household Premium and Donor Society members
About the author
Jill Jonnes is the author of several books, including the highly acclaimed Eiffel’s Tower. Jonnes spent her childhood living in various foreign countries before enrolling at Barnard College. Afterwards she received her MS in Journalism from Columbia and her Ph.D. in American history from Johns Hopkins. Jonnes currently lives in Baltimore.
- Museum Hours
-
- Extended hours through September 2:
Daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
[Sunday, May 26: 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.] - Open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas
- Extended hours through September 2:
- Museum Location
- Getting Here
- Happening Now
-
-
Animal Inside Out
A stunning look inside the animal kingdom from the creators of BODY WORLDS.
-
Space Junk
A visually stunning exploration of our planet's perilous ring of orbiting debris.
-
Air Racers
Ride along as elite pilots fight for position, wingtip-to-wingtip, in the fastest motor sport.
-
- Coming Soon
-
-
Building a Century of Progress
Revisit the memorable architectural and visual design of Chicago's 1933 World's Fair.
-
Exploring the White City
Tim Samuelson and Lisa M. Snyder present a virtual tour of the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
-
The Wooded Isle and Gardens of the World's Fair
Cathy Maloney discusses the gardens of the World's Fairs and tours the Wooded Isle.
-